Steam press



Dec. 27, 1927. 1,654,353

. M. M. T\|TTERINGTON STEAM PRESS Filed Aug. 18, 1924 gv vemtoz Narms 72/1 armyzon $51 Grimm-e1 Patented DecO ZZ, 1 327,

earanr ldORRlIS M. TITTERINGTON, F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOB, BY MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, TO THE PROSPERITY COMPANY, INC, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, A (MR- IQRATION OF NEW YORK.

STEAM PRESS.

Application filed August 18,1924. Serial N0. 732,653.

This invention relates to garment pressing machinery, and more particularly to improvements in the steam generating and distributing system for such machinery.

As shown in the original Hoffman Patents 928,199 and 939,025 covering garment pressing machines, a movable pressing head or jaw draws'steam from a boiler through a swinging, flexible, or pivotal pipe connection for treating and pressing the garment under the action of live steam applied to the garment simultaneously with the application of heat and mechanical pressure to sterilize and clean the garment, remove the shine, impart a renewed appearance thereto, and to raise the nap by steam expansion.

In the present invention the principal objects in view are to produce such improvements over the said patents in steam garment presses as will eliminate the pivotal or swing steam joints now used in conveying steam from the stationary boiler to the movable pressing member so as to avoid steam and water leaks which develop at the movable pipe connection, to simplify the construction of the garment press, to arrange the steam generating boiler closer to the point of steam consumption, and for other purposes.

The accompanying drawing shows the principle of my invention, and an embodiment thereof; and since the plan of the invention is shown in diagram form, it follows that such changes as obviously come within the scope of my invention are to be made in carrying the invention into effect.

In the drawings, Figure 1 shows my invention as applied to a garment pressing machine, the said machine being illustrated in side elevation with the press head raised; and l igure 2 shows a front view thereof with the head down in pressing engagement with the garment supporting bed or' buck.

A steam pressing machine constructed in accordance with the principles of the invention embodies a swinging press lever car ying a pressing head together with a small compact steam generating boiler having a solid pipe connection with the head, the parts named being constructed and assembled in single operating unit.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, there is shown a frame 4: supporting a garment buck or bed 6 which is suitably heated if desired, and this con stitutes one of the co-operating pressing jaw members between which the garment is steam heated and pressed.

A press lever 8 may be fixed to a fulcrum shaft 9 and the shaft is journaled in the frame. A pressing head 10 is carried on the front end of the press lever and closes under pressure against the buck 6 to steam and press the garments. On the rear end of the press lever a toggle or suitable lever linkage 12 connects with a foot lever 15 to manually work or oscillate the press lever to close the head on the buck 6. The front end of the press lever 8 may be made in the form of a fork which spreads apart and is attached to one of the press members as shown in Figure 2.

iteferring more particularly to the improvements constituting my invention, there is shown a boiler 17 mounted upon the press lever and fulcrum shaft, and being carried thereon in such a manner that the boiler moves back and forth in fixed relation with the press lever 8 and head 10. A boiler base 18 may be fixed to the shaft 9 by a set screw andsupports the boiler 17, and the press lever 8, likewise may be fixed to the shaft 9. This arrangement of the parts produces a compact and rigid press operating unit, and with a rigid steam pipe 19 connecting the boiler with the press head, entirely eliminates movable or pivotal steam pipe connections. The boiler has the usual steam gauge 20 and safety valve 21, and a water filling plug 22 is shown.

The pipe 19 supplies steam under boiler pressure to the pressing head for heating the head and treating garments pressed between the head and buck. A valve 23 is fitted in the head and adapted to release steam through the pressing face of the head into and upon the garment held by the buck. As is known to those conversant'with the art, the pressing face or" thehead 10 is usually perforated to spray a uniformly distributed cloud of steam over the surface of the arment, and the valve 23'is operated by the pressman for this purpose.

A pressing machine of this character has the advantage of a simplified steam generating and distributing system with a short length of steam piping which diminishes radiating Sl face, and has the added advantage of not any heat, steam or water of condensat, a 130m leahy and worn pivotal pipe zontal and level, and thus does not affect the heater or fuel burner. The weight of the boiler is balanced over the pivotal center of the fulcrum shaft 9 and does not hinder the free and easy movement of the pressing head due to the balanced arrangement of the boiler. i

What I claim is:

1. A garment pressing machine compris-- ing in'combination, co-operating' pressing members movable one in relation to the other, a press lever adapted to move one of the pressing members, a boiler carried with the press lever and mounted proximate the levers fulcrum point to pivotally balance thereabout in spaced relation from the pressing member and adapted to supply steam to one of the pressing members through a connection leading from the boiler to the pressing member.

2. A garment pressing machine comprising in combination, cooperating pressing members movable one in relation to the other, a press lever adapted fro move one of the pressing members, a boiler spaced from the latter pressing member and carried with the press lever proximate its fulcrum point to pivotally balance thereabout, and a rigid pipe connection joining the boiler to the movable pressing member to supply steam thereto. 3..A garment pressing machine comprismg in combination, a frame, a buck on the frame, a press lever fulcrumed in the frame, a pressing head carried on the lever and adapted to press against the buck, a boiler carried with the press lever and balanced over the fulcrum point of'the lever, and a steam supply pipe'connecting the boiler with the pressing head.

4. A. unitary steam pressing element for use in connection with garment pressing machines, comprising a lever, a ressing head fixed to the lever, a boiler carried with the lever and spaced form the head, and a rigid pipe connection arranged to connect the boiler with the. pressing head to form a rigid structure, .and said boiler being mounted proximate the pivot point of the lever to balance its weight thereabout.

5. A press comprising in combination, a frame, a fulcrum shaft journaled therein, a press lever carried with the shaft, a boiler mounted on the press and balanced in relation to the shaft,cooperating press jaws one of which is attached to the press'lever and movable thereby, a steam pipe connection running between the boiler and movable press jaw, means to operate the press lever, and means to hold the boiler and movable press jaw in fixed relation.

6. A press comprising in combination, a

frame, cooperating press jaws, a fulcrum shaft mounted in the frame, a press lever mounted on the shaft and one end thereof made in the form of a fork which is attached to the press head, a boiler mounted on the press and balanced in relation to the shaft between the forked end aforesaid of the press lever, and a rigid connection made between the boiler and press jaw.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

' MORRIS M. TITTERINGTON. 

